as in to accumulate
to increase in amount as time passes
They accrued vacation time throughout the calendar year. A penny-pincher who is accruing a fortune by spending next to nothing.
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Recent Examples of accrue
The money accrued surpasses the money originally owed.
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Sean Gentille, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
This means that the harms of AI may accrue more for poorer countries in terms of social media damaging elections, fueling mob violence, or leading to bad public health outcomes.
—John Wihbey, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
Isleton must repay $195,000 to the Employment Development Department for its unpaid taxes, penalties, and interest accrued from June 2017 to September 2013.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Interest also starts accruing from the original April filing deadline, not from October.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2025
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Sean Gentille, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
This means that the harms of AI may accrue more for poorer countries in terms of social media damaging elections, fueling mob violence, or leading to bad public health outcomes.
—John Wihbey, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
Isleton must repay $195,000 to the Employment Development Department for its unpaid taxes, penalties, and interest accrued from June 2017 to September 2013.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Interest also starts accruing from the original April filing deadline, not from October.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2025
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Rainwater tends to accumulate at the road edges.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Before this tournament, Vacherot had only won once on the ATP Tour, accumulating $594,077 in prize money throughout his entire career.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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But NBCUniversal is also trying to maximize Peacock, its over-the-top subscription service already building out a presence in college football and Premier League soccer.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Based in Toronto but serving clients across North America and around the world, Vero launches ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 with a mandate to support both global and domestic brands that will be on full display and looking to maximize the impact of their sponsorships.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Hackman was not only a collector but an artist himself, and his approach to collecting mirrors the care, aesthetic sensibility, and discipline evident in his own artistic practice.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Other teams might act as if a dollar today is worth more than a dollar tomorrow, yet unlike money, draft picks do not collect interest.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Accrue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accrue. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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